An interaction between robots, performers and you
Enter into a ‘minuscule garden’ evoking a miniature/microscopic world. Your arrival disturbs the tranquility of this world, pushing it into a chaotic state - you are an unwelcome stranger. You must work alongside performers (both robotic and human) to restore harmony to the garden.
The duration is 15 mins
Robotanical Collective comprises Andy Arthurs (Music, Creative Industries), Jonathan Roberts (Robotics, Science & Engineering), Jared Donavan (Interactive Visual Design, Creative Industries), Dean Brough (Fashion, Creative Industries) and DeepBlue (the orchestra unleashed) began working together in 2015 for QUT's Robotronica. Jared and Jonathan then developed this further into a sold out workshop series for the World Science Festival . The crew are back and are joined by a an even larger group (below!) to present the next version of this exciting collaboration at CreateX.
We are trying to create another world where robots mix with humans interactively. As audience members enter the performance space, their movements will be tracked by an overhead camera array and this will be used to drive interactive visuals and the movements of the performance robots. This interdisciplinary creative team come together regularly to integrate their various approaches to a theme.
We are really trying to push the limits of how we can use technology creatively for interactive performances that involve both human and non-human performers. What we’ve found most exciting about working on this project is how it has required all sorts of different experts and creative people from dance, music, fashion robotics, software vision, and interaction design to work together in new and creative ways. What really distinguishes our show is that it gives a totally new kind of interactive installation and performance.
Working alongside increasingly intelligent machines is our future. Let's play with it to better understand our futures.
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